Look up: uvula


  1. uvula
    [n] - a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=uvula

  2. Uvula
    The structure that hangs down into the mouth from the back of the palate
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  3. Uvula
    Uvula: The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the tongue. The uvula is described variously shaped like a U, a tear or a grape. Its name comes from the Latin word for 'grape,' uva. The uvula has its own little muscle, the musculus uvuae, to...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=5923

  4. uvula
    <otolaryngology> The central tag-like structure hanging down from the edge of the soft palate. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?uvula

  5. uvula
    noun a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=uvula

  6. uvula
    (u´vu-lә) any hanging, fleshy mass. palatine uvula. adj., u´vular., adj.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Uvula
    • (n.) The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/uvula/

  8. uvula
    (from the article `digestive system, human`) ...floor of the nasal cavity. The soft palate is composed of a strong, thin, fibrous sheet, the palatine aponeurosis, and the glossopalatine and ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/u/20

  9. uvula
    uvula (s), uvuli (pl) 1. A small, soft structure hanging from the free edge of the soft palate in the midline above the root of the tongue. 2. The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the tongue. The uvula is described variously shaped like...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2253/



  1. uvula
    uvula: see palate.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0919968.html

  2. uvula
    Type: Term Pronunciation: yū′vyū-lă, -lī Definitions: 1. An appendant fleshy mass; a structure bearing a fancied resemblance to the palatine uvula.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=96351

  3. UVULA
    A small fleshy mass located on the soft palate above the root of the tongue. (The dangly thing hanging in the back of your throat.) "It'll behoove ya' to take care of your uvula".
    Found op http://rad.usuhs.edu/rad/iong/glossary/glossu.html

  4. uvula
    diminutive of Latin uva = grape.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?

  5. uvula
    (yoo;vyuu-lua) A fleshy, pendulous portion of the soft palate that blocks the nasopharynx during swallowing.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  6. uvula
    (yoo;vyuu-lua) A fleshy, pendulous portion of the soft palate that blocks the nasopharynx during swallowing.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  7. uvula
    The soft flap of tissue that hangs down at the back of the mouth (at the edge of the soft palate). Also called palatine uvula.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=U

  8. Uvula
    [disambiguation] The palatine uvula is a fleshy lobe hanging from the back of the mouth. The uvula may also refer to: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvula_(disambiguation)

  9. uvula
    1) Anatomical hanger 2) Back-of-the-mouth pendulum 3) Flap 4) It hangs in your throat 5) It helps create guttural sounds 6) It makes you snore 7) It's found near the tongue 8) Lobe at the middle of the soft palate 9) Lobe in the mouth
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/uvula/1

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